Emerson
Hancock
PAge : 27Throws : R
#26
Emerson Hancock
#26P
Seattle Mariners
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 97 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-08-09
Born in : Cairo, GA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Seattle Mariners | 25 | 7 | 8 | 3.57 | 138.2 | 126 | 1.14 |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners | 22 | 4 | 5 | 4.90 | 90.0 | 64 | 1.38 |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4.75 | 60.2 | 39 | 1.34 |
| 2023 | Seattle Mariners | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 12.0 | 6 | 1.33 |
| Career totals | 62 | 15 | 17 | 4.24 | 301.1 | 235 | 1.26 | |
ContractSeattle Mariners payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Arb 1
2029
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Arb 2
2030
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.57
FIP
4.00
xFIP
3.90
ERA-
92
WHIP
1.14
K%
22.3 %
BB%
5.7 %
Strikeouts
126
Innings
138.7
Wins
7
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.4
Strikeouts
104
2026 WAR
1.7
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+14)
- 2024-0.4 WAR · -1.2 per full season
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
- 20261.7 WAR · 2.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+24 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
73
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 78
- STF
- Stuff
- 72
- CTL
- Control
- 84
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 68
- STA
- Stamina
- 69
- DUR
- Durability
- 69
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
1.7
#83 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
68 / 100
#53 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
61 / 100
Surplus $15.8M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.00 · RA9-WAR: 2.8
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
95.4 mi/h
67th percentile
K%
22.3 %
57th percentile
BB%
5.7 %
88th percentile
xERA
4.01
63th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.308
63th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.7 %
32th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SEA | 1.7 | 68 | 73 | 95.4 | 22.3 | 5.7 | 4.01 | .308 |
| 2025 | SEA | 0.0 | 13 | 56 | 94.9 | 16.6 | 8.1 | 5.51 | .358 |
| 2024 | SEA | -0.4 | 4 | 48 | 93.4 | 14.7 | 7.1 | 5.92 | .372 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | @ TOR | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.57 |
| Aug 21 | vs CHC | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.37 |
| Aug 15 | @ HOU | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3.30 |
| Aug 9 | vs TB | 4.2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.35 |
| Aug 4 | vs DET | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.33 |
| Jul 29 | @ LAD | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3.26 |
| Jul 22 | vs CIN | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.16 |
| Jul 12 | @ TB | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.17 |
| Jul 5 | vs TOR | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.23 |
| Jun 28 | @ CLE | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3.47 |